Thing is, some places just for some reason have very damn good coke, other friends have confirmed it too. There's a Domino's Pizza nearby and they have the best coke in the area, I stopped there once just for the coke

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
I've always wondered how much it would cost because they get to control how much syrup goes in the coke/pepsi, right?

I worked at a restaurant before. I dont think you get to control how much syrup goes in the coke. If you really want to mess with it, I guess you could. But it's all setup by the guy who supplies the CO2 tank and the syrup. And nobody really ever wanted to adjust anything other than just replacing the CO2 tank (when it';s out) or the syrup container.

Well it has been some years but the last time i worked somewhere that had a machine i knew the actual coast of a 16 oz glass of coke cost the resturant around 5 cents ( or close to it) and that wasnt too too long ago. I did mess with a machine back when I was in high school. the diet coke always was funny so when the coke guy came to fix it he showed me where to adjust it.

Coke supplies kegs of syrup or box of syrup to restaraunts which is mixed with carbonated water in the fountain. You can buy the boxes of syrup at Sam's Club, but you have to have a fountain to use it with. Coke tries to make their products consistant from package to package (they have a reputation to maintain), but it's impossible for them to taste the same always (since the container affects the taste). Out of the fountain, Coke can vary based on the water in the carbonated water and the amount of carbonation and the ratio of syrup to carbonated water (all of which can be adjusted). Some kegs of soda may have been premixed with filtered water.

Both Coke and Pepsi will own the machines and do the maintenance on them. You are responsible for the general cleanliness of the machine to meet local health code standards. You buy the syrup and the CO2 from them. Both Coke and Pepsi will provide the syrup and CO2 for free if you?re willing to do a participation share on the beverage sales.